Contributions

Robbert DijkgraafProfessor mathematical physics at the University of AmsterdamProfessor mathematical physics at the University of Amsterdam"Where can the raw emotion of scientific discovery be experienced directly? This is where I think a unique possibility for a unison of art and science lies: like the scientist, prescription the artist tries to reflect the personal impression of reality as pure as possible. I want to propose this challenge: in modern art, is it possible to visualize the world of ideas contemporary science has opened up? Is it possible to shape this wonder and share it with others? Can I feel the immeasurability of the universe or the unbelievable quantity of information stored in the human brain within a work of art? Is it possible to use the newest insights surrounding space and time, or the strange laws that regulate the world of fundamental parts as a source of inspiration? This is the challenge I want to give to the students of the Sandberg Institute."